TO CANTEK WITH THE NEAll LEG LEADING. 21 



into tlie canter by the pressure of the leg only, then 

 use the spur instantly, or strike the whip across the 

 left shoulder. To canter with the left or near fore-leg 

 leading, make the extra bearing upon the left rein, with 

 the pressure of the right leg, or spur. As long as the 

 horse remains in the canter, the rider must continue to 

 use the same pressures in a modified degree. He must 

 sit well down in his saddle, the body being perfectly 

 upright, but without stiffness, and having the waist 

 well drawn inwards without the appearance of con- 

 straint. Let the hands and arms retain their proper 

 position, without being lifted or circled in imitation of 

 ignorant horsemanship. 



In inclining to the right and left, in turning to the 

 right and left, and in turning to the right and left about, 

 the bearings and pressures nmst be precisely similar to 

 those which are vised in the trot. In bringing the horse 

 to the right and left about he must be brought to a 

 momentary halt, turned about on his own ground, and 

 pressed forward instantly into the canter — leading with 

 tiie same leg as before, unless the rider wills it otherwise. 



our best horsemen, who prefer making the extra bearing upon the left 

 rein, when desiring to canter with the right leg, and upon the right 

 rein, in order to make the horse lead with the near fore-leg. 



